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D-Index
54
Citations
12119
World Ranking
12505
National Ranking
4

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

Már Másson spends much of his time researching Organic chemistry, Cyclodextrin, Solubility, Dosage form and Inclusion compound. He combines topics linked to Antibacterial agent with his work on Organic chemistry. His research in Cyclodextrin intersects with topics in Solubilization, Membrane, Permeation, Computational chemistry and Aqueous solution.

His Aqueous solubility study, which is part of a larger body of work in Solubility, is frequently linked to Context, bridging the gap between disciplines. His research integrates issues of Curcumin and Drug carrier in his study of Inclusion compound. His Drug study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Combinatorial chemistry and Chromatography, Pharmaceutical formulation.

His most cited work include:

  • Studies of curcumin and curcuminoids. XXVII. Cyclodextrin complexation: solubility, chemical and photochemical stability (534 citations)
  • Cyclodextrins in drug delivery (516 citations)
  • Evaluation of cyclodextrin solubilization of drugs (422 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Cyclodextrin, Chitosan, Organic chemistry, Solubility and Chromatography. His Cyclodextrin research includes themes of Dosage form, Drug and Stability constants of complexes, Aqueous solution. The concepts of his Chitosan study are interwoven with issues in Nuclear chemistry, Antibacterial activity, Antimicrobial and Chemical modification, Polymer chemistry.

Már Másson has included themes like Curcumin and Pharmaceutical formulation in his Organic chemistry study. His Solubility research incorporates elements of Reagent, Stoichiometry, Salt, Ibuprofen and Computational chemistry. His Chromatography study which covers Membrane that intersects with Drug delivery and Glutaraldehyde.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cyclodextrin (35.65%)
  • Chitosan (32.17%)
  • Organic chemistry (32.17%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Chitosan (32.17%)
  • Antimicrobial (9.57%)
  • Nuclear chemistry (13.91%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Chitosan, Antimicrobial, Nuclear chemistry, Organic chemistry and Antibacterial activity. His work carried out in the field of Chitosan brings together such families of science as Combinatorial chemistry, Cationic polymerization, Polymer chemistry and Structure–activity relationship. As part of one scientific family, Már Másson deals mainly with the area of Antimicrobial, narrowing it down to issues related to the Stereochemistry, and often Broth microdilution, Solubility, Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria.

His Nuclear chemistry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Minimum inhibitory concentration, Polypropylene, Molar mass distribution and Staphylococcus aureus. His Organic chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Glycosylation and Dynamic light scattering. His biological study deals with issues like Ammonium, which deal with fields such as Substituent.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Antimicrobial Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives: A Review of the Structure-Activity Relationship. (205 citations)
  • Impact of chain length on antibacterial activity and hemocompatibility of quaternary N-alkyl and n,n-dialkyl chitosan derivatives. (78 citations)
  • Challenges in evaluation of chitosan and trimethylated chitosan (TMC) as mucosal permeation enhancers: From synthesis to in vitro application. (64 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

His scientific interests lie mostly in Chitosan, Organic chemistry, Antibacterial activity, Antimicrobial and Degree of substitution. His Chitosan study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Polymer, Chemical modification, Alkyl, Combinatorial chemistry and Structure–activity relationship. The Alkyl study combines topics in areas such as Cationic polymerization, Medicinal chemistry and Ammonium.

Már Másson has included themes like Quantitative structure–activity relationship, Stereochemistry, Biopolymer, Gram-positive bacteria and Solubility in his Combinatorial chemistry study. Már Másson has researched Structure–activity relationship in several fields, including Macromolecule, Paracellular transport, Permeability, Chromatography and Drug carrier. His Conjugated system research focuses on subjects like Polymer chemistry, which are linked to In vivo, Membrane, Viability assay, Polysaccharide and Drug delivery.

Best Publications

  • Cyclodextrins in drug delivery

    Thorsteinn Loftsson;Pekka Jarho;Már Másson;Tomi Järvinen

  • Antimicrobial Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives: A Review of the Structure-Activity Relationship.

    Priyanka Sahariah;Már Másson

  • Studies of curcumin and curcuminoids. XXVII. Cyclodextrin complexation: solubility, chemical and photochemical stability

    Hanne Hjorth Tønnesen;Már Másson;Thorsteinn Loftsson

  • Evaluation of cyclodextrin solubilization of drugs

    Thorsteinn Loftsson;Dagný Hreinsdóttir;Már Másson

  • Cyclodextrins in topical drug formulations: theory and practice

    Thorsteinn Loftsson;Mar Masson

  • Self-Association of Cyclodextrins and Cyclodextrin Complexes

    Thorsteinn Loftsson;Már Másson;Marcus E. Brewster

  • Role of cyclodextrins in improving oral drug delivery

    Thorsteinn Loftsson;Marcus E. Brewster;Már Másson

  • Self-association and cyclodextrin solubilization of drugs.

    Thorsteinn Loftsson;Auethur Magnúsdóttir;Már Másson;Jóhanna F Sigurjónsdóttir

  • Studies on curcumin and curcuminoids XXXI. Symmetric and asymmetric curcuminoids: stability, activity and complexation with cyclodextrin.

    M.A. Tomren;M. Másson;T. Loftsson;H. Hjorth Tønnesen

  • Surface nucleolin participates in both the binding and endocytosis of lactoferrin in target cells.

    Dominique Legrand;Keveen Vigié;Elias A. Said;Elisabeth Elass

  • Soft antimicrobial agents: synthesis and activity of labile environmentally friendly long chain quaternary ammonium compounds.

    Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson;Már Másson;Karl G Kristinsson;Martha A Hjálmarsdóttir

  • Cyclodextrins as permeation enhancers: some theoretical evaluations and in vitro testing.

    Már Másson;Thorsteinn Loftsson;Gı́sli Másson;Einar Stefánsson

  • The complexation efficiency

    Thorsteinn Loftsson;Dagný Hreinsdóttir;Már Másson

  • Lipomannans, but not lipoarabinomannans, purified from Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium kansasii induce TNF-alpha and IL-8 secretion by a CD14-toll-like receptor 2-dependent mechanism.

    Cécile Vignal;Yann Guérardel;Laurent Kremer;Maryse Masson

  • Antibacterial activity of methylated chitosan and chitooligomer derivatives: Synthesis and structure activity relationships

    Ögmundur Vidar Rúnarsson;Jukka Holappa;Tapio Nevalainen;Martha Hjálmarsdóttir

  • Cyclodextrin solubilization of benzodiazepines: formulation of midazolam nasal spray

    T Loftsson;H Gudmundsdóttir;J F Sigurjónsdóttir;H H Sigurdsson

  • Self Association and Cyclodextrin Solubilization of NSAIDs

    Audur Magnusdottir;Már Másson;Thorsteinn Loftsson

  • Antimicrobial activity of chitosan N-betainates

    Jukka Holappa;Martha Hjálmarsdóttir;Már Másson;Ögmundur Rúnarsson

  • Impact of chain length on antibacterial activity and hemocompatibility of quaternary N-alkyl and n,n-dialkyl chitosan derivatives.

    Priyanka Sahariah;Berglind E. Benediktssdóttir;Martha Á. Hjálmarsdóttir;Olafur E. Sigurjonsson

  • Methods to enhance the complexation efficiency of cyclodextrins

    T. Loftsson;M. Masson;J. F. Sigurjonsdottir

  • The effects of organic salts on the cyclodextrin solubilization of drugs

    Thorsteinn Loftsson;Kristján Matthı́asson;Már Másson

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorsteinn Loftsson
Thorsteinn Loftsson University of Iceland
Tomi Järvinen
Tomi Järvinen University of Eastern Finland
Einar Stefánsson
Einar Stefánsson University of Iceland
Knud J. Jensen
Knud J. Jensen University of Copenhagen
Masuo Aizawa
Masuo Aizawa Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kristian Berg
Kristian Berg Oslo University Hospital
Kirsten Sandvig
Kirsten Sandvig Oslo University Hospital
Marcus E. Brewster
Marcus E. Brewster Johnson & Johnson (United States)
João F. Mano
João F. Mano University of Aveiro
Karl G. Kristinsson
Karl G. Kristinsson University of Iceland

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